True Image 2009 & Windows 7 Doubts.
I have gone through the forum and found people complaining lot about True Image 2010 and were more comfortable using 2009 edition.
However, I noticed that TI-2009 is not supported on Win7.
I am not using most of the TI-2009/10 features. I would just use the software to backup the main windows installation partition and restore when any virus attack etc. happens. Also this backup/restore would be cold backup i.e. i would use the bootable CD to create backup/restore so that no file-locking etc happens and process is faster. I would not like to install the software and do differential backups etc. That is not my requirement.
My questions are as follows:
1. In case of cold backup/restore would TI-2009 work with Win7 or i still need TI-2010 edition? I assume the boot-sector etc for Win7 would be same as Vista and TI-2009 supported Vista.
2. I was reading on the forum that secure zone of TI-2010 has changed as compared to TI-2009 where the bootable files are stored on bootable partition. Is this true? I think in TI-2009 it use to store the boot files in the secure zone partition only. Would this change lead to any problem using in windows 7 while cold backups/restore or de-fragmentation etc?
3. Is the a separate bootable CD for 32-bit and 64-bit version of Vista/Windows 7 ? If yes, on purchase of the software do you get both the editions or you pay extra amount for getting both versions?
Thanks.

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Thanks Colin. Well i dont have the 100MB partition since i generally format the drive using the diskpart command line present in the Win7 or WinPE.
So normally the HDD layout would be
1. Primary Partition - 80 GB (approx) - OS will be installed here
2. Extended Logical - 200 GB (approx)
3. Extended Logical - 200 GB (approx) - I will reserve some space out of this partition using the secure zone feature.
So my cold backup would be for partition 1 only saved in secure zone.
Since i will be using bootable cd to create images of Win7 partition, i think the system wont go into sleep. Or am i missing something?
For question 2: In one of the post, can find the link now, i read the acronis secure zone feature has undergone a change in the 2010 version. The files required to boot gets stored in some read-only folder on the C: drive of the system. I will try to find the link and update.
And is there a WinPE plugin available for TI 2009, which will provide a better support for the drivers? I was checking for TI 2010 additional Plus package is required to create a WinPE image.
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I wouldn't use the Secure Zone if at all possible. It is a feature that has outlived its usefulness. Store your Images on another hard drive.
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